Palembang vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$122	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$2421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	36	80
🏙️ Population	1.54M	824K

The cost of living in Palembang is 66% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8967th and 4649th ($395 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 70th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7425th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Sakai

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	Palembang	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$8371

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046